King Albert II & Queen Paola: Current Events, Part 2 (Mar. 2007 - Aug. 2010)

[iceflower]

Queen Paola visited the exhibition "Traditional Chinese Medicine:
journey to the land of Ying and Yang" at the Museum of Medicine
of the Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium, January 14, 2010.


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[iceflower]

Belgian King Albert II visits with Regional Governor Michel Foret
the area where a house collapsed in Liege January 27, 2010.

An apartment block in the Belgian city of Liege collapsed after
a gas explosion - at least fifty persons were taken to a crisis
center, twenty persons were brought to hospital (two severely
injured) and five persons could be under the debris.
How terrible!


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[stephanievl]

It is very sad news. But nice that the king came to visit the building just a few hours after it happened to support the rescue team.

 

[iceflower]

Indeed, that kind of support is always good to see..


King Albert visits the offices of Sud Presse, newspaper publishers, in
Namur, Belgium, Thursday 28 January 2010. Sud Presse publishes
newspapers La Meuse, La Nouvelle Gazette, La Province, La Capitale
and Nord Eclair.

A wonderful portrait Albert received..


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[iceflower]

Queen Paola visited the exhibition "The silk road. A trip of life
and death" at the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels,
January 28, 2010.
The exhibition is part of the Europalia China exhibitions.


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[iceflower]

Queen Paola visited the new museum "Art&Marges" in
Brussels, Belgium, February 2nd, 2010.


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[iceflower]

Pics 8.2.2010

Belgian King Albert II talks with the members of Belgian first aid
and support team (B-Fast), during a reception with rescue workers
back from Haiti earthquake, at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels
February 8, 2010.


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[iceflower]

Pics 11.2.2010

King Albert II of Belgium pictured at the inauguration of the
global headquarters of GSK Biologicals, Thursday 11 February
2010 in Wavre, Belgium.



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[rominet09]

Today two trains collided in Belgium, a lot of dead is expected.... our King Albert is going there this afternoon...

 

[maria-olivia]

My son takes this train everyday, he always sit in the first wagon which unfortulately crashed but to day he was home because his daughter is on holiday for the whole week.
I am so sad thinking to people taking this train in the early morning for their work.
Our King is going there this afternoon but they are so many families in deep sorrow.
May God blessed them

 

[rominet09]

God loves you Maria-Olivia, He took care of you and your son....it must be terrible for him and your family.....May all the victims rest in peace.

 

[stephanievl]

Belgium's King Albert II (centre L), Prime Minister Yves Leterme (C) and Finance Minister Didier Reynders talk with rescue workers as they visit the area where two trains crashed head-on in Buizingen, near Halle February 15, 2010. The two commuter trains crashed head-on near Brussels during the Monday morning rush hour and at least 18 people were killed.
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[lucien]

Belgium's King Albert II (centre L), Prime Minister Yves Leterme (C) and Finance Minister Didier Reynders talk with rescue workers as they visit the area where two trains crashed head-on in Buizingen, near Halle February 15, 2010. The two commuter trains crashed head-on near Brussels during the Monday morning rush hour and at least 18 people were killed.
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News Summary Royalblog.nl: King Albert visits site of train crash

News Summary Royalblog.nl: Grand Duke Henri sends Albert condolences

courtesy hja

 

[maria-olivia]

Rominet09, Thanks for your kind words for my son and myself.

 

[iceflower]

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is welcomed by Belgian King Albert
II ahead of a meeting at the Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels February
22, 2010.


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[iceflower]

King Albert of Belgium and Queen Paola of Belgium salute the crowd
at the Townhall during their visit on February 25, 2010 in Dendermonde,
Belgium.


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[iceflower]

King Albert II and Queen Paola pictured during the mass to celebrate
yesterday's inauguration Belgium's new Archbishop Andre-Joseph
Leonard, in Brussels, Sunday 28 February 2010


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[iceflower]

Queen Paola, Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio
Napolitano and King Albert pose for a group photo at Laeken Royal
Palace in Brussels March 2, 2010. They later had lunch together.
Napolitano is on a three-day official visit to Brussels.


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[paola]

My first thought, when I saw these pictures, was: "The taller one of these Italian twins is the Queen of Belgium".
But after a second, closer look I see that the suit of the presidents wife is blue and the suit of Queen Paola is brown.

The picture [no. 3 ] of King Albert and the president is also a nice one I think.

Thanks for posting the pictures iceflower.

 

[lucien]

News Summary Royalblog.nl: Italian guests with Belgium's royal couple

courtesy hja

 

[iceflower]

You are most welcome, paola

Queen Paola and King Albert II, pictured as they visit the offices of
Passwerk, in Berchem, Antwerp, Thursday 04 March 2010.

Passwerk helps people with autism spectrum disorders in their search
for a job.


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[iceflower]

King Albert II visits the Eco Print Center (EPC), the new
printing center of the Persgroep in Lokeren March 9, 2010.

In this printing office, which uses an environment friendly way
of printing, Belgian media group De Persgroep presses two of
its newspapers: 'Het Laatste Nieuws' and 'De Morgen'.


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[iceflower]

Pics 11.3.2010

King Albert II visits the precious metals refining unit of Belgium's
non-ferrous metals group Umicore in Hoboken, near Antwerp
March 11, 2010.


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Queen Paola of Belgium visits the Frida Kahlo exhibition at the
Bozar museum on Thursday 11 March, in Brussels.


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[iceflower]

Pics 16.3.2010

The annual strawberry event

King Albert II of Belgium and members of the strawberry producers
association try the first strawberries of the year at Laeken Castle
on March 16, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.


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[MAfan]

mmm...I'm so envious...
Thanks Iceflower for these pictures!

 

[iceflower]

You're welcome! Can't wait for the strawberry season either

King Albert II of Belgium pictured during his visit to the 'Department
of Human Genetics' (Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid - Centre de
Genetique Humaine) at the Gasthuisberg site of the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven (KUL), in Leuven, Thursday 25 March 2010.


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[Ilse]

You're welcome! Can't wait for the strawberry season either

King Albert II of Belgium pictured during his visit to the 'Department
of Human Genetics' (Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid - Centre de
Genetique Humaine) at the Gasthuisberg site of the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven (KUL), in Leuven, Thursday 25 March 2010.


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What a nice and easygoing man he seems to me!

 

[captainmooreway]

The dress is wrinkled too, sadly. I never had the impression that Paola actually likes her 'job'. I think she would prefer to be at home gardening or baby sitting her grand children. Can't blame her actually for that actually.

When she got married she thought she woul just be Princess of Liege not Queen of the Belgians....A big difference

 

[iceflower]

Queen Paola pictured during a visit in Vise, Liege province, to
celebrate the 700 years anniversary of crossbow in Vise, April
22, 2010.
King Albert was expected to attend as well but did not because
of the political situation with Open Vld who quit the federal
government because of BHV.


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[MAfan]

King Albert was expected to attend as well but did not because
of the political situation with Open Vld who quit the federal
government because of BHV.

What's happening exactly? Another government crisis?